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COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Parliament will take up a motion to express confidence in ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe next week, officials said on Thursday, as the political crisis following his controversial sacking by the president intensified.

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Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe emphatically proved his majority in Parliament on Wednesday, weeks after being sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move that plunged the island nation into a political turmoil. As many as 117 out of 225 lawmakers in Parliament voted to pass a confidence motion in his leadership. The motion's approval...

As many as 117 out of 225 lawmakers in Parliament voted to pass a confidence motion in his leadership. PTI @moneycontrolcom Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe emphatically proved his majority in Parliament on December 12, weeks after being sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move that plunged the island nation into a political...

His statement came days after a lower court temporarily barred Sirisena-appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa from performing his duties. PTI @moneycontrolcom Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that the current political crisis in the country will not drag on beyond a week even as a war of words between him and ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...

Weeks after being sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe proved his majority in Parliament Wednesday, with 117 out of 225 lawmakers voting to pass a confidence motion in his leadership. Advertising The vote could hamper President Sirisena’s controversial move to install ex-strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Prime Minister,...

Weeks after being sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena in a controversial move that plunged the island nation into a political turmoil, Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe emphatically proved his majority in Parliament on Wednesday. A confidence motion in Wickremesinghe’s leadership was passed by as many as 117 out of 225 lawmakers in the Parliament. The...

Colombo: A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday postponed until next month the hearing of a petition restraining Mahinda Rajapaksa and his purported government from functioning amidst a political crisis that erupted after the sacking of premier Ranil Wickremesinghe. Sri Lanka is going through a major political crisis since October 26 when President Maithripala Sirisena, in a...

NDTV Exclusive: Sri Lanka's 'Deposed' PM Speaks Out

published:01 Nov 2018

NDTV Exclusive: Sri Lanka's 'Deposed' PM Speaks Out

NDTV Exclusive: Sri Lanka's 'Deposed' PM Speaks Out

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In an exclusive interview from Colombo, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells NDTV that he is till the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He says that President Sirisena tried to blame India for a bogus plot to assassinate the President.
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NDTV Exclusive: Sri Lanka's 'Deposed' PM Speaks Out

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In an exclusive interview from Colombo, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells NDTV that he is till the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He says that President Sirisena tried to blame India for a bogus plot to assassinate the President.
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In this segment of WION watch an exclusive interview of Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former PM, Sri Lanka where he talks of the political turmoil that created a crisis in the country. Watch the video to know more.
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In this segment of WION watch an exclusive interview of Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former PM, Sri Lanka where he talks of the political turmoil that created a crisis in the country. Watch the video to know more.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

published:16 Oct 2018

Ranil Wickremesinghe | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

Ranil Wickremesinghe | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

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Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is one of Sri Lanka\'s most decorated politicians. Previously Sri Lanka\'s youngest ever cabinet minister, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Prime Minister for the first time in 1993. To date he has served as the nation\'s Prime Minister for three non-concurrent terms, most recently since 2015.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

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Prime Minister Wickremesinghe is one of Sri Lanka\'s most decorated politicians. Previously Sri Lanka\'s youngest ever cabinet minister, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming Prime Minister for the first time in 1993. To date he has served as the nation\'s Prime Minister for three non-concurrent terms, most recently since 2015.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe is not a bad person - Wijayamuni Zoysa

In an exclusive interview from Colombo, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells NDTV that he is till the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. He says that President Sirisena tried to blame India for a bogus plot to assassinate the President.
NDTV is one of the leaders in the production and broadcasting of un-biased and

In this segment of WION watch an exclusive interview of Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former PM, Sri Lanka where he talks of the political turmoil that created a crisis in the country. Watch the video to know more.
The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much m